Speed limit imposed on Pa. roads as weather emergency declared

Interstate 80 is among the roadways under a 45 mph speed limit, after the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation declared a weather emergency.

The other roadways with a 45 mph speed limit are interstates 380, 78, 81 and 176; and routes 33, 22 and 422.

The Pennsylvania Turnpike, Interstate, Interstate 76 is wasw also under the reduced 45 mph limit between the Blue Mountain exit 201 and Morgantown exit 298 interchanges.

Although PennDOT crews have been treating roadways, the department’s primary goal is to keep roads passable, not completely free of ice and snow. PennDOT will continue to treat roadways throughout the storm until precipitation stops and roads are clear, the agency said.